Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Paul Dinh, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DINH, PAUL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2825 2851

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

DINH, PAUL has resolved 1069 cases in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2825. The allowance rate is 89.5%, and the median time to allowance is 879 days. The interview lift is 4.2%, indicating a limited positive association between interviews and allowance.

The recorded companies are University of Florida Research Foundation Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Lam Research Corporation. The listed firms are ALSTON & BIRD LLP, BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and CANTOR COLBURN LLP. The large case record supports a favorable allowance expectation, while the interview measure suggests that interviews play a limited role in the recorded outcomes.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

89.5%
Allow Rate
+21.5% vs TC avg
1,087
Total Applications
+4.2%
Interview Lift
879
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1069 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.6%
§101 Eligibility
38.1%
§102 Novelty
9.0%
§103 Obviousness
25.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18537160 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DISTRIBUTED BATTERIES IN INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
18510092 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, APPLICATION PROCESSOR, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18565481 IN SITU SENSOR AND LOGIC FOR PROCESS CONTROL Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18554287 CALCULATION RESOURCE CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18536302 TRANSLATION OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN DATA INTO A PRODUCTION FORMAT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18418149 Die Rotation Setup with Reduced SerDes Trace Route Lengths Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18515503 METHOD OF DESIGNING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18492461 Systems, Devices, and Methods for Rail-Based and Other Electric Vehicles with Modular Cascaded Energy Systems Non-Final OA TAE Technologies, Inc.
18570572 DETERMINING LOCALIZED IMAGE PREDICTION ERRORS TO IMPROVE A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL IN PREDICTING AN IMAGE Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18539975 VEHICLE CHARGE CONNECTOR ADAPTOR INCLUDING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Paul Dinh's allowance rate?

89.5% of resolved applications examined by Paul Dinh were allowed (1,069 resolved cases), compared with 81.3% across Art Unit 2825 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Paul Dinh?

This examiner's interview lift is +4.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Paul Dinh take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Paul Dinh took 879 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Paul Dinh work in?

Paul Dinh examines applications in Art Unit 2825 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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